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21-759: Britannia Bay is a small town in the West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa , approximately 141 kilometres (88 mi) from Cape Town . The village takes its name from a British East Indiaman ship which was badly damaged by a reef in the bay. Rediscovered in January 1998, the wreck of the Britannia has been placed under the supervision of the Council for National Monuments. In June 2020,

42-495: A motion of no confidence . The legislative power of the Provincial Parliament is restricted to certain fields enumerated in the national Constitution; in some of these fields, the power is shared with the national Parliament . The fields on which the Provincial Parliament may legislate include health care , primary and secondary education , agriculture , transport , and land use planning . It also controls

63-480: A new Premier within ninety days. By convention, all nine provincial legislatures and the National Assembly are elected on the same day. The most recent election was held on 29 May 2024 . The following table summarizes the results. The following table shows the composition of the provincial parliament after past elections and floor-crossing periods. The presiding officer of the Provincial Parliament

84-526: A well-preserved giant squid washed up on a nearby beach. West Coast District Municipality The municipality, which covers an area of 31,119 square kilometres (12,015 sq mi), lies along the Atlantic coast of the Western Cape, extending approximately 350 kilometres (220 mi) from north to south. It includes the coastal plain and is generally bounded on the east by the mountains of

105-740: Is divided into five local municipalities which are described in the following table. The district borders to the north and northeast on the Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape province, to the southeast on the Cape Winelands District Municipality , and to the south on the City of Cape Town . The following statistics are from the 2011 Census . Note that due to fuzzing applied to statistics, columns may not sum to exactly

126-763: Is the Speaker , assisted by a Deputy Speaker. The Speaker position is currently held by Daylin Mitchell of the Democratic Alliance , while the Deputy Speaker is Reagen Allen also of the DA. Apart from being the executive head of the province, the Premier also leads the governing party or coalition in the Provincial Parliament. The leader of the largest party not in government is recognised as Leader of

147-712: The escarpment , though in the case of the Cederberg mountains the border passes further to the east, along the Doring River , so that the mountains are included in the municipal area. The principal rivers in the area are the Berg River , which drains the southern part of the municipality, and the Olifants River , which drains the Cederberg and the northern part of the municipality. The southernmost part of

168-479: The 2016 election. The following table shows the results of the election of the ten directly-elected councillors. Western Cape Provincial Parliament Official Opposition (8) Other parties (10) The Western Cape Provincial Parliament ( WCPP ) is the legislature of the Western Cape province of South Africa . It is located at 7 Wale Street in Cape Town . The Provincial Parliament, along with

189-594: The Olifants River Valley. The upper valley of the Olifants is predominantly a citrus-farming region. The Cederberg mountains, much of which are a protected wilderness area , rise from the eastern bank of the river, while along the coast to the west are fishing and holiday villages. The Olifants river continues northwards until, on the edge of the Knersvlakte , it turns west towards the Atlantic. In

210-625: The Opposition Khalid Sayed MMP Chief Whip of the Official Opposition Ayanda Bans MMP Municipal: The provincial legislature consists of 42 members, who are elected through a system of party list proportional representation with closed lists . In other words, each voter casts a vote for one political party, and seats in the legislature are allocated to the parties in proportion to

231-684: The Opposition . As of 2019 the Premier is Alan Winde of the Democratic Alliance. Cameron Dugmore of the African National Congress is Leader of the Opposition since 2019, after Khaya Magaxa was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa . In February 2020, the ruling Democratic Alliance proposed increasing the number of the seats in the Provincial Parliament to between 52 and 60 seats. The proposal

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252-752: The Parliament re-passes it, then the Premier must either sign it or refer it to the Constitutional Court , which can make a final decision on its constitutionality. The Hon Alan Winde MMP The Seventh Provincial Parliament Speaker Daylin Mitchell MMP Deputy Speaker Reagan Allen MMP Chief Whip of the Majority Party Gillon Bosman MMP Leader of

273-479: The budget of the provincial government departments. Legislation may be introduced by any member, except for money bills , which may be introduced only by the Provincial Minister of Finance. Laws passed by the Provincial Parliament must be signed by the Premier before coming into effect. The Premier may refer a bill back to Parliament for reconsideration if she or he believes it is unconstitutional. If

294-485: The councils of the five local municipalities in the district: Saldanha Bay appoints five, Swartland appoints four, and Matzikama , Cederberg and Bergrivier appoint two each. After the elections of 3 August 2016 there are sixteen councillors from the Democratic Alliance (DA) and nine from the African National Congress (ANC). The following table shows the composition of the council after

315-657: The district, adjacent to Cape Town , is known as the Swartland and is primarily a grain-farming area. The Berg River flows across the Swartland from its sources in the Boland mountains. On the coast west of the Swartland is the Cape Columbine peninsula, with a number of coastal holiday resorts as well as the ore-export harbour at Saldanha Bay . On the north the Swartland is bounded by mountains which separate it from

336-900: The indicated total. The Hon Alan Winde MMP The Seventh Provincial Parliament Speaker Daylin Mitchell MMP Deputy Speaker Reagan Allen MMP Chief Whip of the Majority Party Gillon Bosman MMP Leader of the Opposition Khalid Sayed MMP Chief Whip of the Official Opposition Ayanda Bans MMP Municipal: The council of the West Coast District Municipality consists of twenty-five councillors, of whom ten are directly elected by party-list proportional representation . The other fifteen councillors are appointed by

357-463: The lower valley there is a narrow strip of lush agricultural land irrigated by the river's water. The Knersvlakte, which is part of the arid Namaqualand region, forms the northernmost part of the district. The largest towns in the district are Vredenburg and Saldanha on the Cape Columbine peninsula, Malmesbury in the Swartland, and Vredendal in the Olifants River Valley. The district

378-616: The members Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). The other provinces use the terms "Provincial Legislature" and "Members of the Provincial Legislature". The Seventh Provincial Parliament was elected on 29 May 2024 in South Africa's 2024 general elections . A majority of the members belong to the Democratic Alliance . The Provincial Parliament is modelled on the Westminster system . The executive head of

399-459: The number of votes received. The seats are then filled by members in accordance with lists submitted by the parties before the election. The legislature is elected for a term of five years unless it is dissolved early. This may occur if the legislature votes to dissolve and it is at least three years since the last election, or if the Premiership falls vacant and the legislature fails to elect

420-477: The other provincial legislatures of South Africa , exists by virtue of Chapter 6 of the Constitution of South Africa and Chapter 3 of the Constitution of the Western Cape . It is unicameral , and consists of 42 members elected by a system of party-list proportional representation . The Western Cape is unique amongst the provinces of South Africa in calling its legislature the "Provincial Parliament" and

441-539: The provincial government, the Premier of the Western Cape , is elected by the Members of the Provincial Parliament from amongst themselves; conventionally the Premier will be the leader of the largest party in the parliament. The Premier then chooses the members of the Provincial Cabinet , who must also be MPPs. The Provincial Parliament also has the power to force the Premier and Cabinet to resign, by passing

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